Eliminating the 'dunce' : challenging a teaching myth
This paper explores the idea that given the right circumstances anyone can learn. Historically in child education the label 'Dunce' was applied to students who did not conform or who had difficulty learning. The term ‘Dunce’ was derived from John Duns Scotus (1256/66-1308), a master philos...
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| description | This paper explores the idea that given the right circumstances anyone can learn. Historically in child education the label 'Dunce' was applied to students who did not conform or who had difficulty learning. The term ‘Dunce’ was derived from John Duns Scotus (1256/66-1308), a master philosopher from Scotland. His ideas about cognition and existence were popular in late medieval Europe until the Humanist reform of the Renaissance (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, 2001/7). During that period his ideas were rejected. His followers, the 'Dunsmen', rallied against the attack on his work and were consequently regarded as idiots. It is therefore not difficult to see how the notion of the 'Dunce' became associated with diversity. For the purpose of this paper I shall use the term 'Dunce myth' to indicate negative attitudes towards learners' experience of failure. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:2322021-07-19T16:03:26Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/232/ Eliminating the 'dunce' : challenging a teaching myth McKenzie-Mavinga, Isha 370 Education This paper explores the idea that given the right circumstances anyone can learn. Historically in child education the label 'Dunce' was applied to students who did not conform or who had difficulty learning. The term ‘Dunce’ was derived from John Duns Scotus (1256/66-1308), a master philosopher from Scotland. His ideas about cognition and existence were popular in late medieval Europe until the Humanist reform of the Renaissance (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, 2001/7). During that period his ideas were rejected. His followers, the 'Dunsmen', rallied against the attack on his work and were consequently regarded as idiots. It is therefore not difficult to see how the notion of the 'Dunce' became associated with diversity. For the purpose of this paper I shall use the term 'Dunce myth' to indicate negative attitudes towards learners' experience of failure. Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), London Metropolitan University 2008 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/232/1/InvestigationsInUniversityTeachingAndLearning_v5n1_p13-16.pdf McKenzie-Mavinga, Isha (2008) Eliminating the 'dunce' : challenging a teaching myth. Investigations in university teaching and learning, 5 (1). pp. 13-16. ISSN 1740-5106 |
| spellingShingle | 370 Education McKenzie-Mavinga, Isha Eliminating the 'dunce' : challenging a teaching myth |
| title | Eliminating the 'dunce' : challenging a teaching myth |
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| title_short | Eliminating the 'dunce' : challenging a teaching myth |
| title_sort | eliminating the dunce challenging a teaching myth |
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